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StarCraft and Microsoft Flight Simulator among latest inductees into the Video Game Hall of Fame

Four new titles join the Video Game Hall of Fame

By Shawn Knight, May 7, 2021, 2:01 PM

The Web Tech Culture

After 15 years, controversial video sharing site LiveLeak has been shut down

The controversial website has been replaced by ItemFix

By Joao Silva, May 7, 2021, 1:19 PM 7 comments

Industry Apple

Apple took API tools away from Hulu for upgrading subscriptions outside the App Store

Using its APIs to cancel subscriptions and upgrade off-platform was not explicitly against policies at the time

By Cal Jeffrey, May 7, 2021, 12:44 PM 10 comments

The Web

Twitter makes it easier to send money to users with Tip Jar

Twitter just make it a lot easier for users to send and receive money

By Shawn Knight, May 7, 2021, 12:16 PM

Google The Web

Google Photos free unlimited storage is ending soon

A multi-layered backup strategy is highly recommended

By Shawn Knight, May 7, 2021, 10:03 AM 8 comments

Industry

Semiconductor revenue could grow to $522 billion this year, despite chip shortages

Bad days for consumers, boom time for chip makers

By Rob Thubron, May 7, 2021, 9:27 AM

Hardware

Backblaze's latest storage reliability figures add SSD boot drive failure rates to the mix

As expected, solid state storage fails far less often than mechanical drives

By Humza Aamir, May 7, 2021, 8:52 AM

Gaming

Sony Game Boost trailer suggests more older games will receive PS5 improvements

We could also see a new logo on game boxes

By Rob Thubron, May 7, 2021, 8:10 AM 9 comments

Gaming

Ubisoft is expanding the Tom Clancy's The Division franchise with new games, content, and a movie

The Division movie will be produced by Netflix

By Joao Silva, May 7, 2021, 7:38 AM

Drivers Downloads

Radeon drivers improve Resident Evil Village 4K performance

AMD's latest Radeon Adrenalin graphics driver 21.5.1 improves Resident Evil Village performance and fixes issues in a number of titles including Disco Elysium, Moonlight Blade and more.

By Erik Orejuela, May 7, 2021, 7:24 AM

Industry

Bitmain places orders for 5nm mining chips with TSMC

Could it impact production of other 5nm chips?

By Rob Thubron, May 7, 2021, 6:55 AM

Build a PC vs. Pre-Built (Scoring a GPU in the Process)

FEATURE By Amir Shoam, May 7, 2021, 6:08 AM TechSpot Hardware

With ongoing component shortages and insane graphics card prices, a pre-built gaming PC that gets you a new fast GPU suddenly looks like a very reasonable option that we must consider.

The Web Tech Culture

Netflix considering 'N-Plus' service that offers playlists, podcasts, and the ability to influence shows

The potential online hub sounds great

By Rob Thubron, May 7, 2021, 5:16 AM

Security Mobile

Qualcomm chips in hundreds of millions of Android phones have a critical security flaw

A fix is on the way

By Adrian Potoroaca, May 6, 2021, 4:40 PM 24 comments

Apple Electronics

Apple left an Easter egg in the Find My app that leads to an AirTag developer menu

Fun Fact: An AirTag's orientation to the iPhone is tracked internally to a tenth of a degree

By Cal Jeffrey, May 6, 2021, 2:44 PM

Industry

PayPal is riding the e-commerce boom to record earnings

PayPal added 14.5 million new active accounts in Q1

By Shawn Knight, May 6, 2021, 1:58 PM

Gaming Electronics

Sony is working on a PS5 redesign set to start production in 2022

The redesigned PS5 is expected to feature a 6nm semi-custom AMD chip

By Joao Silva, May 6, 2021, 12:21 PM 29 comments

Industry Apple

Epic exposes Apple's efforts to persuade Netflix to keep in-app subscriptions

Special favors, including advertising within B&M stores and coercion by punitive means

By Cal Jeffrey, May 6, 2021, 11:47 AM 14 comments

Tech Culture

Netflix publishes chilling new Stranger Things 4 trailer

Back to the beginning

By Shawn Knight, May 6, 2021, 11:31 AM

Hardware

Lenovo's Yoga X features an HDMI input, allowing the Android tablet to double as a portable monitor

A compelling feature

By Rob Thubron, May 6, 2021, 10:55 AM

Industry Hardware

IBM's new 2nm design can pack over 50 billion transistors onto a chip the size of a fingernail

Pushing the envelope of semiconductor manufacturing

By Shawn Knight, May 6, 2021, 9:24 AM 7 comments

Industry Gaming

Nintendo Switch lifetime sales close in on PS3, Wii, and PlayStation

It was another amazing year for the hybrid console

By Rob Thubron, May 6, 2021, 8:40 AM

5 Biggest Rivalries in Computing History

FEATURE By Rob Thubron, May 6, 2021, 8:01 AM TechSpot Tech Culture

History is filled with famous rivalries, but few have matched the intensity and the viciousness seen when two tech industry giants clash heads. Here are what we consider the five biggest rivalries in computing history...